The New York City mayor took a combative tone in a speech to clergy members after several days of absence from public appearances.

NEW YORK — Top Department of Justice officials under President Donald Trump have been talking with Manhattan prosecutors about dropping criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions.

Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that he has no plans to resign amid a whirling rumor mill about the federal case against him. The New York Times first reported Wednesday that the Justice Department is considering dropping its corruption case against the city’s 110th mayor,

Senior Justice Department officials have held discussions with federal prosecutors in Manhattan about the possibility of dropping corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a source familiar with the discussions confirmed to CBS News.

Senior officials with the Justice Department have reportedly discussed dropping charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

President Trump’s new Department of Justice has opened talks between Mayor Adams’ legal team and Manhattan federal prosecutors as Hizzoner seeks to get the corruption charges against him

His recovery comes as The New York Times on Wednesday reported that the U.S. Department of Justice is considering dropping corruption charges against him.

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is weighing whether to drop charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in his bribery case, according to reports.

Officials in the Trump administration have been in contact with the New York prosecutor’s office about the matter. Senior officials

The mayoral race has been thrown into uncertainty by news that the Trump administration was considering dropping the charges against Eric Adams.

An attorney for New York City Mayor Eric Adams has reached out to the Department of Justice seeking to have the case against the mayor dropped, according to two people briefed on the matter.